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Problems 76, 77, and 78 are based on
the fol- lowing passage. Choose one
option that best completes the blank
spaces in the passage.
The present study sought to docu-
ment the word reading and comprehension
levels attained by children who were im-
planted by 5 year of age. It was hypothesized
that the improved speech perception abilities
acquired with cochlear implantation would
promote phonological coding skills. (1) ...
Three subtests of diagnostic reading
assessment batteries standardized on hearing
children were administered to 181 children
between 8 year 0 month and 9 year 11 month
of age who had 4 to 6 years of im- plant
experience. (2) ... It included a lexical decision
task, a rhyme task, and the digit span subtest
of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for
Children.
Over half of the children scored within
the average range for their age com- pared
with the normative data for hearing children.
(3) ... They were higher nonverbal intelligence,
higher family socio-economic status, and later
onset of deafness between birth and 36
months.
(Adapted from Journal of Ear and
Hearing)
76. Which option best completes (1)?
(A) The finding showed that the
hypothesis was accepted.
(B) The implantation was eventually shown
to be successful.
(C) The following paragraph would discuss
the findings of the study. The
objective of the study was to see the
subjects’ reading skills.
(D) It would also facilitate the acquisition
of beginning reading skills.
77. Which option best completes (2)?
(A) Likewise, the children were obliged to
take a reading test.
(B) In addition, a battery of processing
measures was administered.
(C) However, standard measurement was
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applied to test the subjects.
(D) Consequently, the assessment was
used to evaluate the reading skills.
(E) Instead, an interview consisting of
many different tasks was conducted.
78. Which option best completes (3)?
(A) The results were categorized based
on the subjects’ status.
(B) Data were collected on the basis of
several different items.
(C) Reading competence was
associated with three aspects.
(D) The subjects consisted of different
age children.
(E) Findings showed various levels of
reading skills.
Questions 79-84 are based on the
following passage.
Ginger, nuts, fatty fish, and whole
grains are just some of the many foods that
have been publicized to have anti-
inflammatory properties. But do they work? It
turns out that experts agree that eating a diet
rich in such foods may in fact help lower the
levels of inflammation in the body. However,
they stress that adding or increas- ing the
consumption of any one food is likely not
going to have a profound effect on one’s
health.
In a new, small study, researchers
found that men who consumed flaxseed for 42
days experienced a significant decrease in
inflammatory markers compared with men
who did not consume flaxseed. In another
study, the authors found that taking ginger
root extract appeared to reduce markers of
colon inflammation. In addition, according to
the results of a study, curcumin, which is the
main compound in the spice turmeric, which is
used in curry, could help suppress biological
mechanisms that lead to the in- flammation in
diseases of the tendons. Rheu- matoid arthritis,
cardiovascular disease, and diabetes are some
of the conditions that have been linked with
higher levels of in- flammation.
 However, Kirkpatrick stressed that
adding just one specific food to your diet is
unlikely to work wonders for lowering in-
flammation, or for improving health in gen-
eral. Kirkpatrick also stressed that people who
take dietary supplements do not get the same
results as those who consume real foods that
have anti-inflammatory proper- ties.
Moreover, in order to lower inflamma- tion
through diet, it is also important to stay away
from foods that can promote inflam- mation,
such as sugar, she said. “So it is not just about
adding these things in, it is also about taking
pro- inflammatory foods out,” Kirkpatrick said.
“Food is medicine, but it is hard to
compare medicine that is created in a lab with
something that is grown in the ground to
determine what is going to be beneficial,”
Kirkpatrick said. Depending on a person’s
condition, and the reasons for their inflam-
mation, medication may be necessary, while
food can be still a nice add-on.
(Adapted from Medical News
Today)
79. The conditions required to reduce the
inflammation stated in paragraph 2 are
found in paragraph (s) ....
(A) 1
(B)3
(C) 4
(D) 1 and 3
(E) 2 and 4
80.Based on the passage, which of the
following reflects the idea of relationships
between consuming gingers, nuts, fatty
fish, and whole grains and health?
(A) Thirst and drinking
(B) Age and physical strength
(C) Learning efforts and grades
(D) Sleeping hours and body freshness
(E) Bodily exercise and physical growth
81. The argument in the last line of paragraph
4 assumes that ....
(A) having a balance diet can help
reduce inflammation
(B) consuming more curry is good to
avoid inflammation
(C) getting medication is a better way
to
solve inflammatory problems
(D) taking foods with anti-inflammatory
materials can cure inflammation
(E) studies on the influence of foods with
anti-inflammatory property are
consistent
82. The possible role of anti-inflammatory
foods is best described in paragraphs ....
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 2 and 4
(E) 3 arid 4
83. Paragraph 3 implies that ....
(A) a well-proportioned diet is good to
reduce inflammation
(B) carbohydrate is the source of pro-
inflammatory foods
(C) pro-inflammatory foods should not
be in the diet list
(D) various anti-inflammatory supplements
work better
(E) the nature of anti-inflammatory foods
is still secret
84. Which of the following best restates the
idea of paragraph 2?
(A) The inflammation, a study found,
is caused by improper biological
mechanism.
(B) Some studies showed that anti-
inflammatory foods could lower
inflammation.
(C) The studies conclude that consuming
the extract shows to be more
effective.
(D) Anti-inflammatory foods are factually
spicy foods we consume every day.
(E) Inflammation results in arthritis,
cardiovascular disease, and
diabetes.
Questions 85-90 are based on the
following passage.
Gardeners and homeowners might
sometimes need to add nitrogen fertilizers to
their gardens and lawns to provide just the
right food for their plants. The amount used
typically depends on plant and seed instructions
as well as
on the other sources of nitrogen, such as ma-
nure, already applied to the soil. While an
addi- tion of nitrogen to the lawn and garden
may be necessary, homeowners often use
more than what is recommended, and over
time this excess nitrogen pollutes water and
air. Nitrogen at higher levels causes a loss of
certain plant spe- cies, depletion of soil
nutrients, death of fish and aquatic organisms,
and contamination of drink- ing water.
Though nitrogen serves to aid plants in
their growth, weeds and nonnative plants tend
to grow more readily with additional nitrogen
supplies. Other plants that have lower
nitrogen needs end up dying, causing a
decline in native species, according to the
Ecological Society of America (ESA). In
California, for example, it is reported that too
much nitrogen encourages the growth of
nonnative grasses and kills off lichens on
trees. In the coastal areas of the western
United States, soils have higher levels of nitro-
gen, which feed nonnative grasses. The shift
in plant species increases the chances of
wildfires because these new grasses are
flammable.
In the soil, too much nitrogen also cre-
ates an imbalance of nutrients that causes a
de- pletion of other important minerals such
as cal- cium, phosphorus, and magnesium.
While fertil- izer overuse causes this change,
nitrogen- polluted air, caused by nitrates from
automobiles and industrial plants, also results in
this acidifica- tion of the soil when acid rain
falls. When the nitrogen abundance reduces
important minerals, toxic elements such as
aluminum can proliferate and harm plants as
well as fish in rivers.
When nitrogen levels in rivers and
streams increase, they aid in algae over-
growth. As algae dies and decomposes. or-
ganic matter in the water increases. This
process uses up oxygen, causing levels to
drop. Without the oxygen, fish, crabs and
other aquatic life die. In the San Francisco Bay
Delta, for example, blue-green algae blooms
occur in numbers during the warmer months,
especially when the conditions such as
increased nitrogen occur. Researchers at the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution say
these algae blooms, which can appear in
different colors, produce toxins that can be
harmful.
A soluble substance, nitrogen soaks
deeply into the soil after a rainstorm or after
irrigation, reaching ground water and nearby
wells. When babies under a year old and eld-
erly people ingest water with high nitrogen
levels, they can develop symptoms such as
gastrointestinal swelling and irritation, diar-
rhea, and protein digestion problems, ac-
cording to the University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Extension. Because nitrogen is odorless and
colorless, only testing can de- termine
whether contamination has oc- curred.
(Adapted from
SFGATE)
85. According to the passage, which of the
following best shows the author’s bias?
(A) The need of fertilizer to
increase agricultural production.
(B) Blooms of algae in spring but leaving
polluted waters afterwards.
(C) Change of plants in the forest and
forest fire because of nitrogen.
(D) Growing of unwanted plants and
plants extinction caused by nitrogen.
(E) Nitrogen as a useful supplement for
plants, be it in the air, water, or soil.
86. In connecting the idea in paragraph 2
and that in paragraph 3, the author ....
(A) shows evidence why change of plants
causes forests more vulnerable from
fire
(B) gives further impacts of nitrogen
not only on soil but also in water
and air
(C) argues that nitrogen harms not
only plants and animals, but also
humans
(D) provides a reason why the change
of plants may occur in forests
(E) states the characteristics of nitrogen
in the nature
87. What is the author’s attitude towards overuse of
nitrogen?
(A) Pessimistic
(B) Concerned
(C) Mindful
(D) Critical
(E) Neutral
 SOAL B

Text 01-03. to develop their knowledge.

There have been a number of differences
in the way geography is now to be
approached in the National Curriculum. It
was decided that there would be a renewed
emphasis on spatial knowledge, as well as
the human and physical processes. This
should cover some technical procedures
such as using grid references. There should
also be a renewed commitment towards the
concept of fieldwork and the use of maps,
as well as written communication.
Dealing with geography, the National
Curriculum includes certain topics, but not
necessarily how they should be taught. For
example, the focus at key stage 1 is
developing knowledge about the United
Kingdom and the world. Students should
study certain fact such as the world‟s seven
continents and their locations. They should
be able to name and identify the four coun-
tries and capital cities of the UK. Trips to
London may include extra-curricular educa-
tion that can aid students‟ understanding of
the United Kingdom. They also should be
able to identify seasonal weather patterns,
identify hot and cold areas of the world,
and use world maps and globes to identify
the UK and other countries and oceans.
As they progress to key stage 2,
students are expected to extend their
knowledge to include Europe, North, and
South America as well as significant
human and physical features. They should
be able to identify the position of latitude,
longitude, the Equator and other large
features of the world such as the Tropics
of Cancer and Capricorn.
Students at key stage 2 should study
more physical geography including the
climate zones, biomes and features such as
volcanoes and earthquakes. Trips to
destinations such as Iceland could encourage
further learning about some of the world‟s
physical geography. There is a huge emphasis
on geographical skills at this stage. Students
should be able to use the eight points of a
compass, four and six-figure grid
references and keys on Ordinance Survey
maps in order
01. What is the topic of the passage?
(A) The art of teaching geography.
(B) The world‟s physical geography.
(C) Topical approaches in
teaching geography.
(D) Different strategies in
teaching geography.
(E) The geographical topics in the
national curriculum.

02. The underlined word ‘seasonal’ in

paragraph 2 means ….
(A) serial.
(B) cyclical.
(C) current.
(D) regular.
(E) situational.

03. According to the passage, key

stage 2 focuses more on ….
(A) the Tropics of Cancer and
Capricorn.
(B) broader geographical abilities.
(C) patterns of climate change.
(D) geographical physics.
(E) the trip to Iceland.

Text 04-07.
Over the last two decades. the use of
ICT has been an important topic in
education. On the one hand, studies
have shown that ICT can enhance
teaching and learning out- comes. For
example, in science and mathe- matics
education, scholars have documented that
the use of ICT can improve students‟
conceptual understanding, problem
solving, and team working skills.
Consequently, most curriculum
documents state the importance of ICT
and encourage school teachers to use
them. (A) However, teachers need to
specifically trained in order to integrate
ICT in their teaching.
 Schools are known to be resistant to
innovation and change. However, the
spread of ICT is beginning to affect how
teachers teach. One of the current issues
about the use of ICT is how it is
integrated into the curriculum. The
curriculum document provide
arguments for introducing ICT in the
school setting. There- fore, schools expect
that graduates from teacher education
programs have a reason- able knowledge of
how to use ICT. (B) However, this may not
be the case because most current teachers‟
pre-service prepara- tion, and subsequent in-
service courses were designed by using
traditional educational technology and
settings. Thus, the partici- pants in these
courses are not familiar with the processes,
interaction patterns, features, and
possibilities of teaching learning processes
based on ICT.
This issue becomes complicated because
the students‟ thinking skills are often
weak. Also, they typically lack information
literacy skills although they were born in or
after 1982. In addition, they belong to the
“Net Generation”. (C) Furthermore, they
are accustomed to operating in a digital
environ- ment for communication,
information gathering, and analysis. The
problem is that students do not have to
understand how their use of technology
affects their habits of learning.
(D) Effective development of pre-
service teachers‟ ICT proficiency does not
seem to be a direct process, but is the one
asking for a careful, complex approach.
First, a need assessment is important to
find out what ICT skills and knowledge
teachers need at schools. Second, designers
of teacher education programs should
know the pre-service teachers‟ perceptions
of ICT and their attitudes toward ICT
integration into curriculum. Third, teacher
education programs need to consider the
two typical arguments that support the ICT
use in schools.
04. With the statement „One of the current
issues about the use of ICT is how it is
integrated into the curriculum‟ in paragraph
2, the author intends to ….
(A) emphasize the need for teachers with
good literacy in technology.
(B) explore the reasons for including ICT in
the curriculum document.
(C) explain the curriculum documents for
ICT introduction in education.
(D) argue the current teachers already have
good knowledge of using ICT.
(E) show that teacher education programs
have been running expected ICT
curriculum.
05. The author‟s idea of the
relationship between the use of ICT and
learning outcome is analogous with ….
(A) vitamin - health.
(B) speed - aeroplane.
(C) harvest - irrigation.
(D) cellphone - crime.
(E) books - intelligence.
06. The assumption the author has about
teacher education programs is that ….
(A) the programs have introduced a
reasonable knowledge of how to use
ICT.
(B) the programs have found out what
ICT skills and knowledge the teachers
need.
(C) the programs have given materials
related to the pre-service teachers
perceptions of ICT.
(D) the programs were still designed in
reference to traditional educational
technology and settings.
(E) the programs have participants who are
familiar with the processes of techno-
logy-mediated educational transactions.
07. Which tines of the passage illustrate the
ideal ICT teacher education programs most
effectively?
(A) sentence(s) A in the passage
(B) sentence(s) B in the passage
(C) sentence(s) C in the passage
(D) sentence(s) D in the passage
(E) all the sentences in the last paragraph.
 Text 08-11.
Our ancestors destroyed moot of our
natural areas before anyone had a
chance to study or to try to understand
them. As a result, we have lost the
opportunity to learn about this areas and the
benefits and opportunities they might have
yielded. Today our remaining natural areas
serve important roles in the study of
ecology, botany, zoology, geology, and soil
science. They provide controls for
comparison against managed or exploited
resources. They also provide educational
and cultural information important in the
study of science, local history,
conservation, and nature studies such as
bird-watching, insect study, and tree
identification.
Preservation of natural areas also
provides many practical benefits. For
example, natural areas contain the biological
raw materials necessary for the development
of products that could greatly benefit the
health and well-being of a man. A new
wonder drug or fine industrial product may
exist now only in some inconspicuous
organism harboured in a nature preserve.
Up to approximately half of the drugs
currently in use contain derivatives of wild
plants, yet only a small percentage of all
plants have been investigated for their
potential in such uses. The need to protect
the remaining 98 percent of natural areas
until they can be researched is obvious.
From a genealogical standpoint, we have
roots linking us to our ancestors. With so
many of our natural areas now gone, those
that remain are a vital link to the past. They
can help us and future generations better
understand the landscape and natural
resources from which the pioneers molded
their lives.
Certainly, one of the most important
benefits to be derived from natural areas is
the perceptive-recreational benefit they
provide. This is evidenced by the
increasing numbers of people turning to the
nature preserve in order to escape briefly
from the hustle-bustle of fast-paced society.
The quiet environment of nature calms the
monotony in our daily lives whether from
skyscrapers and pavement or unbroken
horizons of corn and beans. Healthy natural
areas can offer substantial economic
benefits to our com- munities as well.
Wetlands, for example, help with flood
protection and the removal of pollutants
from our water supply.
08. Paragraph 4 implies that ….
(A) the number of people turning to
the nature preserves becomes more
and more.
(B) we cannot see any skyscrapers and
pavement due to natural preservation.
(C) preservation of natural areas can help us
throw away our stressful days.
(D) nature preserves briefly lighten busy life
of urban environment.
(E) quiet enjoyment of nature creates better
daily lives.
09. The sentence „Our ancestors destroyed
most of our natural areas before anyone
had a chance to study o try to understand
them‟ in the first paragraph can best be
restated as
….
(A) after we had an opportunity to
deeply study our natural areas, most
of them had been destroyed by our
ancestors
(B) we had an opportunity to deeply study
our natural areas although most of them
had been destroyed by our ancestors.
(C) most of our natural areas had been
destroyed by our ancestors, besides, we
had an opportunity to deeply study
them.
(D) before most of our natural areas had
been destroyed by our ancestors, we had
an opportunity to deeply study them.
(E) we might have had an opportunity to
deeply study our natural areas if most of
them had not been destroyed by
our ancestors.
10. Which of the following obviously shows the
authors bias about natural areas?
(A) As a result, we have lost the opportunity
to learn about these areas and the
bene- fits and opportunities they might
have yielded.
(B) Wetlands, for example, help with flood
protection and the removal of
pollutants from our water supply.
(C) The need to protect the remaining
98 percent until they can be
researched is obvious.
(D) With so many of our natural areas now
gone, those that remain are vital link to
the past.
(E) Preservation of natural areas also
provides many practical benefits.
11. The organizational pattern of passage is ....
(A) listing order.
(B) time order.
(C) classification.
(D) cause-effect.
(E) comparison-contrast.
Text 12-15.
According to the latest New York Times
poll, most Americans are troubled by
performance-enhancing drugs, which they
believe are widely used by the nation‟s
athletes. The public believes that professional
athletes in major American sports leagues
use steroids to a greater degree than
American Olympic athletes do. But the
prospect of achievement through illicit
means in the Winter and Summer Olympics
is more troubling. Also, younger Americans
are much less troubled by drug use in
sports and believe it to be more widespread
than do Americans age 30 and above.
After recent revelations about the use
of performance-enhancing drugs in
football. baseball, and track-and-field, 43
percent of those polled said they believe
that at least half of professional athletes in
the United States use steroids. In
comparison, 18
percent of those surveyed said they believe
that at least half of American Olympic
athletes use banned performance-enhancing
substances.
While 61 percent of Americans said they
were bothered by the use of steroids among
professional athletes. 75 percent said they
were concerned about the use of perform-
ance-enhancing drugs among Olympic
athletes. This response seem to be based
partly on the ideal that American Olympic
spoils are purer than professional sports,
and on the widely held belief that Olympic
athletes are still amateurs. “The Olympics are
pure and clean,” Jason Mannino, 32, a tax
assessor, said. “We want these kids to be
all on the same playing field. A lot of these
kids are trying to make a name for
themselves purely on their athletic ability,
and they are not getting high-dollar
contracts to perform. They are performing
out of pride for the country and out of pride
for getting a gold medal.” In fact, the
Olympics have been open to professionals
since the late 1980‟s. And most of the drug
scandals in recent years have involved
sports related to the Olympics.
12. What is the author‟s attitude towards
topic of the passage?
(A) Tolerant.
(B) Unhappy.
(C) Worried.
(D) Critical
(E) Unconcerned.
13. The paragraph following the passage will
likely talk about ....
(A) drug use by Olympic athletes.
(B) the opinions of young people and those
above 30.
(C) what the surveyor think about drug use.
(D) what is being done about the problem.
(E) what the problems will lead to.
14. Which of the following is the best
summary of the passage?
(A) Most Americans are worried about the
widespread us of steroids among
athletes and they believed that
professional athletes used more drugs
than American Olympic athletes do,
but the fact that the latter make use of
drugs made many more concerned.
(B) Many Americans are worried about the
fact that many professional American
athletes were using drugs; however, they
did not think that Olympic athletes
used steroids because they were not
playing for the money, but for their
country.
(C) Some Americans are bothered about
the widespread use of drugs among
athletes, both profesional and Olympic
athletes and they believed the latter
should not be taking the drugs.
(D) Although many Americans believed that
at least half of the professional athletes
used drugs they don‟t believe that
Olympic athletes use them because
they are still amateurs.
(E) Most Americans are worried about the
widespread use of drugs among profes-
sional as well as national athletes.

15. Based on the passage, many American

athletes ....
(A) both professional and amateur, will be
disqualified if drug tests are done
stringently.
(B) would not be able to achieve what they
have achieved of they had taken drugs.
(C) involved in professional sports would
do much better if they stayed away
from steroid.
(D) would be able to break more records if
they had not been taking illicit drugs.
(E) will not be taking steroids if they are
not competing.